Michigan Airsoft
Events & Planning => Event Planning => Topic started by: Combat Junkies Airsoft on July 31, 2016, 04:40:37 PM
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Lion claws posted this on Instagram a couple of days ago. It looks like OP Irene 2016 is going to be held at the Packard plant in Detroit this October.
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Yeah, I'm actually planning on driving back to Michigan for this one!
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Hmm I was going to try and make it at previous AO this might be interesting. Solid maybe from me would be the first time I've been able to go to a larger game since I've been back playing again.
Luke
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Hey if I'm driving 9-10 hours there's no reason you should miss out haha.
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Well it will shake out to be around a 9.5 hour drive for me as well;) Which is why I haven't played downstate since I've been back;)
Luke
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They have a post up for it in the op lion claw site with a brief description. Sounds interesting.
http://www.oplionclaws.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=126&t=6344
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I used to play paintball there 20+ years ago..
Absolutely incredible, can't believe I get the opportunity to do it again.
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I'm excited, glad I picked up an ACOG haha.
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I'm definitetly in.
Been wanting to go to Irene for years. Glad to see it's actually in MI.....thought that would never happen.
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Already making plans to attend this as well, I'd love to run along side you guys or MAC.
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Registered.....SCF
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Registered.....SCF
Hell yes.
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Unfortunately it looks like I'll have to wait until I get paid again to register. Am I missing any group register? Or is it just all individual?
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Unfortunately it looks like I'll have to wait until I get paid again to register. Am I missing any group register? Or is it just all individual?
We're using mia team as our team affiliation to get grouped together.
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Sounds good.
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Guys I've got some questions since I'm going to try and make it to this one. How soon does registration close? Is it determined by how many players have confirmed or some other variation? I've long been familiar with Lion Claws events but every time I've looked into details I get irritated that the information seems to be available but laid out in about the worst way possible it seems;)
Also I'm trying to get together a group of guys from my area to convoy down and share rooms etc. I'd like to be able to bring us into the MIA fold so information on how teams are registered etc would be appreciated so that I can pass on word to my guys. We're very much in the still seeing if guys can get time off of work vacation schedules etc at this point. But I also don't want to miss out on the chance to get to the event either.
Also looking at the primary rules it looks like normal players are limited to around 400-410fps based on joules (1.55J) which shouldn't be a problem. I had somewhat considered the sniper role since that's what I typically run however I've got plenty of assault setups as well. I'd be curious if anyone has run the sniper role and how it worked out for you. I understand that it's up to Lion Claws approval and other contingencies more curious than anything else. More likely than not I'd be running as a normal rifleman though I will have to tune some guns to match spec since it's slightly lower than I've been running lately.
But more information would be appreciated from you guys who've attended their games in the past since I'm trying to aggregate as much information before hand to pass down the line as possible so everyone is ready. Oh and while I'm on that topic what is the general radio setup? Are guys running GMRS/FRS or HAM etc? I know the Baofeng's are popular but I'm not sure what configuration you guys are typically running since I suspect comm's will be very important as well.
And any other general information would be appreciated.
Take care!
Luke
Well guys I solved most of my questions by calling a buddy of mine that has gone to the last 12 OP Irene games. And the good news is I'm registered, I'll be rolling with him and his team along with a few of my guys from the UP. But we'll be there;)
And that after seeing the original OP Irene stuff back when it started, and wishing I could make it. I'm finally going to get out to a proper event from Lion Claws, and I get to play in the Packard plant sounds like a dream come true;)
Luke
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God, I have gone here countless times. The biggest problem I have is a lot of the concrete stairs are worn away so much that they are basically 1/4 of the size of a normal step. You really need a flashlight for this. I will not be able to pay for this for two more weeks, hopefully there will be room left. There's camping grounds at the Packard? I'm going to be camping there for sure. Always wanted to spend the night at this place.
And some videos of mine of my trips there. After a few trips, you recorded everything.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-5KfEFSvr3M
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=heB80uf-8-E
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YwTU-skyeck
Which force will be the MiA team be on? Need to make sure I pick the correct force.
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I'm going as SCF...with Callazos. I had a good time under his leadership at NL this year.
That and I know they usually pad the multicam side with nicer vehicles. So I'll have fun trying to shut them down if I can.
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I read somewhere that there wouldn't be vehicles on this OP, I'm not sure that's correct or for that matter where I read it. Might have just been there are less vehicles or something not sure. But with the location I'm not sure how vehicles would work either. None the less that's what I read somewhere;)
Luke
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There will be no vehicles.
I can see them being used but I don't know how cleaned out everything is. Last time I was there two years ago, I wouldn't want to drive over a bunch of nails and screws. Other problem is there will be not that much room on the ground. The only open area is where a part of the plant burned down years ago. That spot of land isn't that large. You could drive though the area where they built the cars BUT there are holes that can shallow up a car in different places.
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That's kind of what I was thinking as well. I might be bringing my motorhome down to stay in and if so I'm slightly concerned about nails and the like as it is in the camping/parking area even. Since I've got $2,400 in tires alone on my rig I'd rather not have that extra expense on top of everything else;)
Luke
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Bet they will clean out the parking lot. I doubt they would keep the glass from the busted car windows in the only parking lot near the place. I do wonder where the parking will be. As I stated in my last post, there was a part of the factory that burned down that is big enough to fit a bunch of cars. The other parking lot (with the broken car glass) is a good walk down a public street.
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If I understand the map they posted this is where the staging area will be, I assume that's also the camping area.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/42%C2%B022'41.7%22N+83%C2%B001'32.5%22W/@42.378238,-83.026803,404m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d42.378238!4d-83.025706
This is the image they posted:
(https://s10.postimg.org/pgtwqox79/irene.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/pgtwqox79/)
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That doesn't make sense. The roads around the AO are still open so they would have to close down the street or we need to be j walking in full gear.
Btw, the burned down part is that opening on the far left of the image.
I should go dig up the blue prints of the place and make copies for the Mia guys.
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Well I'm not made of money, so I'll personally probably end up just sleeping under the stars with my sleep system. Or if it's too cold I might snuggle up in the car.
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I read somewhere they would be closing down streets, but again I've been reading as much info as I can dig from all over about this game. So no clue where the source was and I read it a few days back.
Luke
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I'm pretty sure my wife mentioned closing streets was on the Facebook page.
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Has there been any mention about security for vehicles in staging? ** never mind, just read on the LC site that there will be 24hr security for staging/camping.
So it sounds like MIA folks will be on the Somali side? SNA or SCF?
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Per email from Jon Lu...
Hey Richard,
Greg and I discussed about vehicles at IRENE 2016 and we need vehicles to have the following looks:
A. US military hummvee
B. Somali Technicals
Hobo wagons not applicable in this round.
So there will be Vehicles there.
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Unless I'm going crazy, on the event's Facebook page, LC says there will be none though.
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Well guys I solved most of my questions by calling a buddy of mine that has gone to the last 12 OP Irene games. And the good news is I'm registered, I'll be rolling with him and his team along with a few of my guys from the UP. But we'll be there;)
And that after seeing the original OP Irene stuff back when it started, and wishing I could make it. I'm finally going to get out to a proper event from Lion Claws, and I get to play in the Packard plant sounds like a dream come true;)
Luke
Stoked that you'll be there!
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Unless I'm going crazy, on the event's Facebook page, LC says there will be none though.
I just emailed J Lu lastnite and received that response from him.
So unless the vehicles are just for show...but what would the point be in that. I don't see anyone bringing a vehicle and not being allowed to use it.
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Stoked that you'll be there!
Yep looking very much forward to it, now I just gotta shake out guns and gear, along with logistics for bringing along the other guys. Right now it's looking like we'll be taking my motorhome down me + three other guys, and staying on site for the game.
Luke
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Has there been any mention about security for vehicles in staging? ** never mind, just read on the LC site that there will be 24hr security for staging/camping.
So it sounds like MIA folks will be on the Somali side? SNA or SCF?
SK and friends are rolling SCF so we can roll with Mark again.
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For other guys traveling in from a distance, the site will not be available for camping Thursday night. I checked since I'm likely to leave on Thursday so that I can be there somewhat rested Friday. So just passing on news. I also got confirmation that the camping area will have on site security.
Luke
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Question for you guys with more experience with Lion Claws games. I've read there is down time between games etc, what sort of time is there. Is it 50/50 play vs rest, or some other break down. How long are typical scenario's and how much ammo etc should I anticipate needing?
I'm trying to plan my loadout along with some other prepping for the game and more info the better for me at this point;) Since I'll be making the trip it's going to cost me more than a few bucks to be there, I'd rather try and make it as enjoyable as possible;)
Right now I'm falling between running 10 and 16 mags, which 10 would be my normal scenario type of game loadout. 16 would be needing a heck of allot more ammo than anything I've encountered even in longer engagements;) But I'd rather not be a tank with a ton of gear, since that's just going to wear me out sooner etc. I am planning on prepping a bit exercise wise over the next few months to try and get into better shape, I'm not bad now but all that running I suspect will wear me out either way so I'd rather be more ready for it.
Either way info would be appreciated, I did dig around and read up in some other threads on the old Proboards site but didn't find conclusive answers. Lots of "lighter is better" and "carry all the mags you can" which really doesn't help when it's conflicting;)
Luke
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Luke,
This is a typical breakdown for the times to be expected.
Event Schedule:
Friday:
1400 Gate Opens, Check in and Chrono Open
1400-1800 AO Open for Player Orientation and Walk Through
1500-1700 Technicals Inspection
1730 Faction Command Briefings
2000 Gates Close
Saturday:
0600 ~ Gate Opens, Check in and Chrono Open
0630-0845 Technical Inspection
0800 ~ Opening Ceremony and Safety Briefing
0845 ~ Deployment
0900-1200 ~ Scenario I
1200-1330 ~ Lunch Break
1330 ~ Deployment for Scenario II
1345-1700 ~ Scenario II
1700-1900 ~ Dinner Break
1900 ~ Night Game Safety Briefing
1915 ~ Deployment for Scenario III
1930-2130 ~ Scenario III
2200 ~ Gate Closes
Sunday:
0700 ~ Gate opens
0700-0745 Technical inspections
0800 ~ Safety Briefing & Deployment for Scenario III
0845 ~ Deployment for Scenario IV
0900-1200 ~ Scenario IV
1200 ~ Final Formation and Raffle
1500 ~ Gate Closed
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Just curious I know this is completely outside of the realm of knowing what's happening. But I saw that the Milwaukee Project was canceled what's the chances of the same happening with Irene? I'd hate to do all the prep and then not have an event to go to;)
I haven't seen many in the past cancel but I'm curious if anyone has any opinions on that. I noticed registrations are still available which makes me slightly concerned just because I've heard in the past from several guys that they usually only have registration for a very short period of time.
Either way just curious if you guys have any input looking forward to the game and hoping it doesn't end up the same way as the Milwaukee game did.
Luke
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I doubt Irene will get canceled. It's their larges east cost event and oldest if I'm not mistaken.
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What team is MiA running on? Hopefully green. Want to use my Russian kit.
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Well have fun guys. I've got training that I can't get the time off from. Yet another year with no Lion Claws. :'(
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Question again for everyone in the peanut gallery;)
Numbers, what's the normal size for Lion Claws games? I saw the roster was posted and I did a quick paste into excel and I'm seeing 130ish registered players. Someone told me that around 650 players was the norm, and I'm not sure if they were making an estimate 650 people is allot of people but that was the number they gave me. Are we seeing lower numbers because of the recent falling out between Centurian/MSW/Lion Claws in turn out or is this a pretty normal sized Irene at this point?
Just curious I know the 130 count now is lacking players from Sponsors and the sort since I know a guy who will be there who is a sponsor and isn't on the list and I suspect neither are his guys from his store. But I'm just curious if my info was wrong or if I should expect a 200 player game etc. Mostly just curious since I've been passing on info I get to my guys who will be going with me, and I'd like to make sure I'm not passing on bad info.
Take care!
Luke
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The only events that they run that I know of getting 500+ are the actual OP Lion Claws out in cali.
I think out of the 5 LC events I've attended it's been 200-300. I do know of Irene hitting the 400+ mark, but that was at prime Military base locations.
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I asked them through IG last week what the total was so far and they told me 159 registered at that time.
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So who's putting their finishing touches on their kit for Irene;) This guy is;)
And I've got a million things to do before I head out but looking forward to it!
Luke